we had a FA night on October 8.
it involved a general overview of fafsa, a mention of the CSS profile,a financial aid guy from a pricey U (which in and of itself was sort of odd–idk why they didnt get the guy from the local school the vast majority of kids attend here, but i guess it was a friend of the GC), a few stories about hail mary miracle sunshine and rainbows kids who got a lot of money, a collection of very basic handouts and a bank loan officer in the lobby for those who wanted more info.
it was ok. i was pretty surprised at the amount of parents furiously scribbling notes, so it did seem to me that quite a few people benefitted from it.
with the exception of the fact that FAFSA opened on 10/1…so some of us were already done. :))